Somedays just bring you joy...new joy....new friends....these are some of those blessings. My Gary connected with Ridgerunners' and purchased a plane. The company is awesome and the folks that run it are too. On our daughters' birthday December 14th, they delivered his "baby"....arrival at 4:30 pm...frame intact...ready for his hours of placing "fabric"...we totally connected and just knew we were friends that had alot in common right from the start! They had to get on the road to deliver another frame in NC and then head to the Biltmore .... they never made it to their destination. After the delivery of the 2nd frame it was getting late and he promised her that he would stop and they would sleep, "just a little bit later"...she snuggled down to sleep in the truck, seat belt in place. He drove on and was about to stop off at a motel on Rt 40, but he didn't make it. He drove off the road and the rest is history. God directed him after the accident to get "help" for his wife as soon as he could. He got himself up to the Interstate, but no one would stop to help him, even when he went across the road and back, waving his arm. He crawled back down the ravine to check on her and looked inside what was left of the truck, where she was trapped and spotted his cell phone. He dialed 911. God intervened and connected his cell phone to the area 911; it was programed for Boise, Idaho, their home, so, that was the first of many kind acts by God in their lives.
God blessed and brought them help and she was taken to Carolina Medical in Charlotte, NC; the "best" trauma hospital in the country. She has had a difficult time since that time. She had all but 2 of her ribs broken, a punctured lung, bleeding liver, bleeding brain, and as it turned out a broken back and broken left foot. She was on a ventilator for over a week, trached and then weaned. She is now on regular food; and doing PT. She is in a turtle shell brace since her back surgery last week and her left foot found broken when they tried to stand her up recently is in a soft shoe cast. She walked around some plastic bowling pins yesterday 2 times and picked them up off the floor also. She does suffer from dizziness yet and is slow on her feet, but she can walk and eat and communicate with her family. She smiled yesterday when we brought her a signature quilt to collect all her new friends and support staff autographs there and old friends and family when she returns home.
They are working on flying her home when she can sit up over 4 hours without increased pain. Her husband broke all his ribs on the right side and his story of how he crawled up a 50 foot ravine to get her help and returned to her to keep her responsive until the rescue got there, is truly another miracle. The flight nurse on board , just happened to be a Top 10 flight nurse, and knew exactly what she needed.
God blessed her with a devoted husband, a wonderful family and now an amazing journey of continued healing.
We went to see them yesterday and after her PT workout she wanted to get some fresh air before getting back in bed. She is amazing!!
Gary and I just began our journey with them and count it a sheer blessing to have them in our lives now and in eternity. God is so very good. Rejoice in your blessings daily! We were so glad to go see them yesterday before we head to our "new" to us home in Bloomington, Indiana. Quilted Blessings, Love, Karen
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